ABOUT THE SONG OF SCORPIONS AND IRRFAN

Irrfan Khan’s only real home was cinema, says Anup Singh.

The story of The Song of ...

DOES WATCHING ART-HOUSE CINEMA MAKE YOU…SUPERIOR??

Monojit Lahiri investigates on a topic, which a good, grounded and witty friend, one fine day, brought up in a discussion.

NINETY-ONE CHEERS FOR HOLLYWOODS DEATHLESS BEAUTY!

Monojit Lahiri salutes Hollywood’s last super-star who was a born headliner - her 91^st Birth Anniversary appr...

Kings of Trick or Treat

An inveterate fan of the Ramsay Brothers, film historian Dhruv Somani, writes on their cult horror movies, as Halloween approa...

DOES DAZZLING BEAUTY HIJACK TALENT?

Monojit Lahiri investigates the conundrum surrounding beauty and brains, in real and in real life, that has been going on...

Eighty Cheers for the Towering Inferno!

Monojit Lahiri pays a personalized tribute to the Muqaddar ka Sikandar, the Shahenshah whose timeless aura and charisma, neith...

Religious Festivals: Sponsored or Reality Shows?

Today, as we once again step into puja mode in this year of 2022, do we feel somewhere, somehow, a change in the puja celebrations, wonders Monojit Lahiri....

When Disaster Strikes

Film historian Dhruv Somani re-visits Yash Chopra’s Kaala Patthar (1979), based on the true-life Chasnala coal-mining tr...

A COUNTRY CALLED CHILDHOOD: A MEMOIR

BOOK REVIEW: Actor Deepti Naval’s journey into her childhood is one from the heart, funny and moving in the same breath. Shantanu...